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Amen John, well said.
Many times these college and university adminstrations play by their own rules.
It is very easy for them to turn and twist an event or a story to suit their own needs, especially in your examples 1 - 3. Unfortunately, the administration will always have more credibility than a fraternity.
John, with you being a lawyer, you know all too well that there is more than one side to a story. However, many people in the general public fail to remember that when dealing with fraternities.
For instance, I do not think that the crime rate at Umass and the closing of frat row is just a coincidence (sp). When fraternities at Umass had parties, and what fraternity in the world doesn't have a party, they were managed well, secured, well run, you had 30 sober brothers making sure everything was ok. The brothers of the fraternities took great pride in providing a safe environment because they knew their reputation, housing, charter, etc., were all on the line.
Now today, you have students throwing house parties all over Amherst. A non-greek house of 4 or 5 people simply cannot provide a safe environment. They throw open their doors, tap a few kegs, and HUNDREDS of people show up!
So yeah, the administration wanted to "crack down on drinking" and "boost public safety" by getting rid of the frats, and you know what happened? We moved up to the #7 party school and crime is at an all time high.
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